Admiral Piett: Lord Vader, our ships have completed their scan of the area and found nothing. If the Millennium Falcon went into light-speed, it'll be on the other side of the galaxy by now. Darth Vader: Alert all commands. Calculate every possible destination along their last known trajectory. Admiral Piett: Yes, my Lord. We'll find them. Darth Vader: Don't fail me again, Admiral.

Darth Vader: Yes, Admiral? Admiral Piett: Our ships have sighted the Millennium Falcon, Lord. But it has entered an asteroid field and we can not risk... Darth Vader: [interrupting] Asteroids do not concern me, Admiral! I want that ship, not excuses!

[Darth Vader has just learned of Admiral Ozzel's big blunder, and activates a viewscreen] Admiral Ozzel: [appearing onscreen with Captain Piett] Lord Vader, the fleet has moved out of lightspeed and we're preparing to... [Ozzel stops, and suddenly begins to choke, clutching at his throat] Darth Vader: You have failed me for the last time, Admiral! Captain Piett? Captain Piett: Yes, my lord? Darth Vader: Make ready to land our troops beyond their energy field, and deploy the fleet, so that nothing gets off the system. [beside Piett, Admiral Ozzel utters one last strangled gasp, and falls over dead] Darth Vader: You are in command now... Admiral Piett! Admiral Piett: Thank you, Lord Vader.

[reacting to the arrival of Boba Fett and others] Admiral Piett: Bounty hunters. We don't need that scum.

Darth Vader: Yes, Admiral, what is it? Admiral Piett: The Emperor commands you make contact with him. Darth Vader: Move the ship out of the asteroid field so that we can send a clear transmission.

Captain Needa: [on a hologram] They were damaged, Lord Vader, the last time they appeared in any of our scopes. Considering the amount of damage we've sustained, they must be destroyed. Darth Vader: [not on the hologram] No, Captain. They're alive. I want every ship available to sweep the asteroid field until they are found. [Needa bows and the hologram disappears] Admiral Piett: [walks up to Vader] Lord Vader. Darth Vader: Yes, Admiral, what is it? Admiral Piett: The Emperor commands you to make contact with him. Darth Vader: Move the ship out of the asteroid field so we can send a clear transmission. Admiral Piett: Yes, master. [Vader goes into his room and bows as the Emperor appears on a giant hologram] Darth Vader: What is thy bidding, my master? Emperor Palpatine: There is a great disturbance in the Force. Darth Vader: I have felt it. Emperor Palpatine: We have a new enemy. Luke Skywalker. Darth Vader: Yes, my master. Emperor Palpatine: He could destroy us. Darth Vader: He's just a boy. Obi-Wan can no longer help him. Emperor Palpatine: The Force is strong with him. The son of Skywalker cannot become a Jedi. Darth Vader: If he could be turned, he would become a powerful ally. Emperor Palpatine: Yes... Yes. He would be a great ascent. Can it be done? Darth Vader: He will join us, or die, my master. [bows]